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Key <strong>Flow</strong> <strong>Assurance</strong> Issues<br />

•Slugging<br />

•Causes<br />

•Low fluid velocity<br />

•Bigger ≠ Better<br />

•Seabed bathymetry (downsloping)<br />

•Riser type<br />

•“Lazy-S” is a slug generator<br />

•Means of prevention<br />

•Increase flowrate<br />

•Separator pressure<br />

•Gas lift<br />

Advantages<br />

Proven<br />

Technology<br />

Relative<br />

Inexpensive<br />

Gas Lift<br />

Overview<br />

Disadvantages<br />

Erosion<br />

Concerns<br />

Lower<br />

Temperatures<br />

Difficult with<br />

Catenary Risers

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